Clothes-hanger



(No Model() n T. M. GARRISON.

' CLOTHES HANGER.

. No. 490,145. Patentd Jan. 17, ma,

WTNESSES J,

A TYOHIVEYS UNITED STATES FFCE@ PATENT CLOTH ES-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,145, dated January 17, 1893.

Application tiled Aprilll, 1892. Serial No. 428,722. (No model.)

To LZZA whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEoDoEE M. GARRI- sON, residing at Hazleton, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive and easily manipulated clothes hanger, which will effectively serve for the purpose intended and which can be compactly folded when not in use.

My invention consists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement of parts all of which will hereinafter be fully described in the specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure "l is a perspective view of my improvement in position for use. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same folded. Fig. 3 is an end view thereof and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the same hereinafter specially referred to.

Referring to the drawings A A indicate the end bars or legs, which are connected by the parallel rods B, which in practice are preferably of galvanized wire. These bars are formed in sections theirends lapping and formed with sldable connections l) b whereby the hanger body A can be readily extended er folded in as may be desired.

As a simple and effective means for joining the rods B with end legs, such rods have their ends h passed through the bars A and projected beyond them, and such projected ends are bent to form hook members h2 which, While serving to hold the rods and bars together also form supporting hooks, upon which to hang some of the articles. Connected to the upper ends of the end bars are the ends of the supporting cord C which is passed over the double sheave hanger D, which in turn is hung upon a stud, pin or hook E projected from the wall.

By reference to Fig. l it will be noticed that the central or loop portion c of the cord C is drawn down between the sheaves d, and such portion c is connected to one of a series of hooks f upon a centrally arranged bar F movably held on the rods B. By this construction when the lower end of the hanger body is placed against the wall at the base, the upper portion can be readily tilted forward by adjusting the loop c to the different hooks f, such adjustment, admitting of a proper inclination of the hanger body when filled. Thus, in operation when the hanger frame is arranged almost vertical, af ter the lower wire is filled with clothes, the frame is inclined forward, by adjusting the loop c as before stated. The advantage of this inclination, is the convenience of placing the clothes on the rods, in such a manner that the contents of each rod will hang clear of the next lower one.

In connection with the central bar F slidable bars G are arranged on the rods B one to each side of the center bar F, and such bars have hooks g on their front face to support articles of clothing. To limit the outward adjustment iiexible chain connections H are employed which connect -lthe outer bars G with the central bar F as clearly shown. By providing the bars G G and F additional stability is added to the hanger frame, and further means for supporting the clothing'provided, and by rendering such bars adjustable they can be shifted along the rods B as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

l. A clothes hanger comprising the end bars A the rods B, their outer ends connected to such bars, their inner ends, having a slidable connection with each other, the bars F and Gr, having supporting hooks held to slide on such bars B means for limiting theirouter adjustment on such bars and means for supporting such hanger all arranged substantially as shown and for the purpose described.

2. An improved clothes hanger comprising a support or hanger having divergingly arranged supporting sheaves, the frame or su pport proper formed of sections having slidable connections, a central bar F, slidable on the cross bars of the main frames, having a series of hooks f, the supporting cord C, se-

cured at its ends to the end bars of the main frame, its central or loop portion passed over and between the diverging pulley supports, and adapted for detachable connect-ion with any one of the hooks f on the bar F all substantially as and for the purposes described.

THEODORE M. GARRISON. Witnesses:

C. BAGHMAN, GEO. E. MALKAMES. 

